Preface
In the sequence of college counselors, international student counselors are a relatively "different" existence. The number of students is not large, but they speak the "creaky" foreign language; the system is not long, but they need to communicate students of different colors; across more than 100 countries of different colleges, they are embroidering the brocade of studying in China. 2020, the novel coronavirus was aggressive. How to manage the international students with the largest number of students staying in school? How to overcome the cultural differences so that students can understand the "thinking" and "doing" of counselors? These are all problems that need to be considered and practiced. Carpet check, police school joint control against dead corner; raising strategic materials, no difference between Chinese and foreign student security; making "studying in Jiangnan", wechat push positive energy A true story tells the most "Jiangnan" international student counselors. Today, we officially launch the story of war "epidemic", the "thinking" and "doing" of international student counselors of Jiangnan University, to experience their experiences and feelings together with you.
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Extract management essence in big data
I fight with international students
Name: Gan Chao
Professional background: Master of food science and Engineering
Since 2012, he has served as an international student counselor. Now, he is the director of international student affairs center and the Secretary of the first branch of teaching staff. He is responsible for the guidance of student associations, emergency response, publicity and outreach. He has won the honor of excellent overseas student counselor in Jiangsu Province
"8 a.m., data processing time; 11 a.m., data submission time; 18 p.m., data screening time; 12 p.m., data analysis time In the more than 60 days and nights since late January, I have been haunted by the data of international student epidemic prevention and control. One by one, the seemingly simple numbers arranged in the excel table coagulate many sleepless sweat and meticulous management ideas behind them. In my eighth year as an international student counsellor, before the outbreak, a lot of things that had not been considered and had not been put into practice appeared. In the war epidemic, how to not only stick to the principle, be responsible for the campus safety, but also communicate artistically to solve the problems for the students, which really tests my brain ceiling.
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For many years, because of the different characteristics between international students and Chinese students, there are also differences in management. First of all, there is no grid management system with strict hierarchical structure and unimpeded communication among international students as among Chinese students. There are many reasons for this situation. International students are too scattered across more than a dozen professional colleges, including both educated and non educated students. Their educational background and cultural attributes are different, and their understanding and integration of Chinese culture and school rules are also in urgent need of further development. Over the past period of time, schools and colleges have made a lot of efforts and breakthroughs in these aspects. As a front-line person, I know the difficulties and am willing to pay for more accurate and effective management of humanistic care. The war epidemic has given us such an opportunity to be closer to every student and to work hard to do every job well!
Epidemic situation is order, prevention and control is responsibility! In this war epidemic without smoke of gunpowder, my colleagues and I are responsible for our country, and we will do our duty! I am proud, I am a glorious international student counselor!
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Across the cultural gap
Be a firm and optimistic international student worker
Name: he Qiannan
Professional background: Master of English language and literature, international student counselor in charge of student rewards and punishments, assistant team building, mental health consulting, etc. since 2019, he has won the third prize of Jiangnan University Counselor quality and ability competition, etc
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From the day I received a transfer order to report to the International Education Institute, I have just experienced nine months in the post of international student counselor, and I am not yet one year old. Although the time is not long, it feels a lot.
As a counselor with 5 years' working experience of Chinese students in general college, I have no poor experience in self-confidence. No matter in the construction of student organization, social practice guidance, development of cultural and sports activities, and scholarship promotion and funding, every work has never been left behind. However, when I first came to the international front, I found that the first difficulty I needed to overcome was language - how to perfectly transform my master's major background into the advantage of practice, how to open the mouth of communication, how to play the role of management, and how to understand the differences and reasonable demands of international students with different cultural backgrounds, which are all practical problems in front of me. Not long ago, I was in charge of contacting a classmate who was far away from China. His attitude of "ignoring others" really hurt me. However, when I asked an old counselor for help, my colleague replied that I was OK very quickly and easily. It occurred to me that both Chinese and foreign students knew each other, and that sharpening a knife did not miss the woodcutter. I'm glad that I met a group of enthusiastic and dedicated colleagues. When they are free, they will tell me interesting anecdotes about international students, help me sort out the management ideas, and let me face the pressure and move forward fearlessly.
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In the novel coronavirus pneumonia epidemic prevention and control work, I and the team's small buddies fight together in the front line. Even in my hometown in the north, or in my hometown in Wuxi, I actively communicate with Jiangnan students all over the world day and night through the cloud, so that every notice can be delivered in time and every greeting can warm people's hearts. Just like the zero time difference teaching for teachers of Chinese as a foreign language, counselors need to be on call 24 hours a day and fight 24 hours a day. No matter email, wechat, phone, Facebook or questionnaire, they need to do everything possible to track down the "he / she" who is connected to far and wide. At this moment, the world war is about the epidemic, and China is winning respect. I firmly believe that as long as there is a heart, love, perseverance, we will be able to cross the cultural gap and the boundary of time and space, so that we will always be firm and optimistic! "
Three
From international students to international student counselors
My career is just beginning
Name: Lu Jujun
Professional background: Master of science, University of Tsukuba, Japan
International Student Counselor since 2018
Responsible for cultural and sports activities, legal education, short-term League, etc
Has won the honor of excellent counselor of overseas students in Jiangsu Province
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To be honest, when I returned from studying in Japan, I didn't think I was so close to the cause of studying abroad. Within a year, I completed the role transformation from an international student to an international student counselor. I am glad that I was once one of the millions of overseas students, and I was able to experience the hard won and hard work. I am worried about whether I can integrate into the soil of domestic higher education as soon as possible, and be competent for the career of international student counselor. "
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The novel coronavirus pneumonia in 2019, which is full of quality certification in China, will be a rare exercise for me to get the world's new crown pneumonia epidemic in 2020, which will enhance my actual combat ability and deepen friendship with students in the face of the outbreak and prevention. The most impressive thing is to check the international student apartment with colleagues on the night of the 10th day of the lunar new year, confirm the information of the students door by door, and work until the morning without tiredness. In fact, some students later reported to me that your late knock affected my rest, which should have been my privacy. "Oh, yes, it was very late that day, but we did not affect the rest of the students as much as possible. I sincerely hope you can understand the inconvenience compared with the maximum guarantee of personal safety during the outbreak. " In this way, our international students are self willed and lovely. They have both confrontation and tacit understanding with counselors. How to effectively implement the assimilation management between Chinese and foreign students, improve the quality of training in the whole process, and create the brand of "studying in Jiangnan" will undoubtedly be the subject of Bi Ji, a junior international student counselor. I am confident to hold the brush tightly and draw the picture well. After all, my career is just starting. It's sunny and rainy ahead! "
epilogue
The story of war "epidemic" the record of "thinking" and "doing" of international student counselors of Jiangnan University has come to an end. We listened to the protagonists' different experiences from different perspectives, jumped with their thoughts and cheered for their moving! In fact, in Jiangnan University, which counselor is not so dedicated and love?
Our story about war epidemic and counselor about Jiangnan is not finished
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